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Head Start Doesn’t Fade

Head Start Doesn’t Fade. A Comparison of the Head Start Impact Study and a Longitudinal Study in Lee County Head Start. Head Start Impact Study. 1998 Reauthorization mandated an impact study on Head Start Reports on children and families during PreK, Kindergarten and 1 st grade years

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Head Start Doesn’t Fade

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  1. Head Start Doesn’t Fade A Comparison of the Head Start Impact Study and a Longitudinal Study in Lee County Head Start

  2. Head Start Impact Study • 1998 Reauthorization mandated an impact study on Head Start • Reports on children and families during PreK, Kindergarten and 1st grade years • 2 Research questions

  3. Head Start Impact StudyResearch Questions • What difference does Head Start make to key outcomes of development and learning for low income children? • What difference does Head Start make to parental practices that contribute to children’s school readiness?

  4. Head Start Impact StudyResearch Questions • Under what circumstances does Head Start achieve the greatest impact? • What works for which children? • What Head Start services are most related to impact?

  5. About the Head Start Impact Study • Randomized • Representative sample of programs and children • Examination of a comprehensive set of outcomes over time

  6. About the Head Start Impact Study Some of the ISSUES • Control Group children had Head Start children! • 17.8% of 3 year olds • 13.8% of 4 year olds • 60% of control group participated in an early education program during the first year

  7. Impact Study Findings • Head Start had a positive impact on children’s preschool experience • Statistically significant differences between the HS and control groups on every measure in the study • 4 year old benefits were seen in: language and literacy and dental care

  8. Impact Study Findings • 3 year old benefits were found in all domains • Very few statistically significant difference were found at the end of their 1st grade year and only scattered differences at the end of the kindergarten year.

  9. Impact Study Findings:Cognitive Outcomes • By end of 1st grade, HS four year olds children performed better on PPVT vocabulary test only • Three year olds performed better on the Woodcock-Johnson II test of Oral Comprehension

  10. Impact Study Findings:Social Emotional Outcomes • By the end of 1st grade there was some evidence that the three year old HS children had a closer and more positive relationship with parents.

  11. Impact Study Findings:Health Outcomes • For HS 4 year old children there was a positive impact on children’s health insurance coverage at the end of kindergarten and 1st grade and an impact on their health status • For 3 year olds the impact was only on their insurance coverage in kindergarten

  12. Impact Study Findings:Parenting Outcomes • For the three year old HS children there was favorable impact on decreasing the use of time out, authoritarian parenting, and spanking • No impact seen on the four year olds

  13. Lee County Head Start Study • Purpose: To compare Head Start (03-04) alumni and a matched cohort Over a 4 year period ending in 3rd Grade

  14. Lee County Head Start Study • Head Start alumni from 2003-2004 and then again in 2004-2005 • Cohort • 96% Free Lunch • 49% LEP • 10% ESE • 80% Minority

  15. Lee County Head Start Study • Measures • Kindergarten – FAIR • Kindergarten – Stanford 10 • Grade 1 – Stanford 10 • Grade 2 – Stanford 10 • Grade 3 - FCAT • Grade 4 - FCAT

  16. Percentage Meeting or Exceeding Expectations:

  17. Meeting Expectations

  18. Retention Rates

  19. Head Start/VPK Progress Over Timein Kindergarten Readiness

  20. Average Comparisons • 06-07 07-08 Gain • State Avg. 244 233 -11 • District Avg. 242 230 -12 • ECLS Avg. 217 244 +27

  21. 08-09 FLKRS: New Measure • ECHOS - remains • Florida Assessment in Reading (FAIR) • Tasks • Letter naming • Phoneme Blending • Listening Comprehension • Vocabulary • Score 67%> probability of success in reading • 200 possible points for 08-09

  22. Florida Kindergarten Readiness System (FLKRS) – 2008-2009

  23. Florida Kindergarten Readiness System (FLKRS) – 2008-2009

  24. Subgroup Data

  25. FLKRS Results Comparison School Year Programs • 06-07 11 Low Performing Providers • 07-08 2 Low Performing Providers • 08-09 0 Low Performing Providers Range • 06-07 164 – 266 • 07-08 191 – 300 • 08-09 139-196 (209 -294)

  26. Parental Impact Read more to children • 03-04 – 74% • 05-06 – 76% • 06-07 – 71% • 07-08 – 70% • 08-09 – 74%

  27. How to Effect Lasting Change for Head Start Children?

  28. What did we do? • Academic Plan/Florida Reading Model adapted for PreK • Social Emotional Program Implementation • Daily Schedule-Intentional Teaching • Professional Development • Classroom Support

  29. Future Steps • Look at alumni after these changes took effect • Study EHS alumni who have experienced multiple years of EHS/HS • Look for correlations

  30. Lessons Learned • Look at the research • Question everything • See what’s REALLY happening in classroom • Uphold high standards • Don’t rest on your laurels!

  31. Access Head Start Impact Report • http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/impact_study/reports/impact_study/executive_summary_final.pdf

  32. For More Information maggiems@leeschools.net http://earlychildhood.leeschools.net

  33. Your Turn

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